The Minnesota Twins signed Fernando Ernesto (Peralta) Romero out of the Dominican Republic in November of 2011 for $260,000 after an impressive performance at a Perfect Game international event where he made a big impression with his fastball.
Romero was a lean 165-170 pounds when he was drafted on a 6′-6’1″ frame, and he looked the part of a kid growing into his body in his first professional experience with the Dominican Summer League in 2012, making 14 appearance, 6 of them starts, throwing 31 innings with a 4.65 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 10.4% walk rate and 20.